Newport County vs Crawley Town

3 April 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

Harry McKirdy 57’, 59’

Match summary

Crawley Town took a 2-0 win at Newport County. It was goalless at half-time.

Harry McKirdy put Crawley Town ahead in the 57th minute and McKirdy made it 0-2 with a header in the 59th minute.

Shots finished 13-10 to Crawley Town, with 2 on target for Newport County and 5 for Crawley Town.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

10 Shots 13

2 Shots on target 5

7 Corners 2

387 Passes 294

72.6% Pass accuracy 66.7%

14 Tackles 23

14 Fouls 10

3 Yellow cards 3

3 Offsides 2

Key events

Newport County Crawley Town

Kick-off

Ben LloydFoul

12’

28’

Lewis RichardsFoul

33’

Lewis RichardsShot on target

Harrison BigginsShot on target

34’

Cameron EvansFoul

37’

39’

Harry McKirdyFoul

40’

Tobi AdeyemoFoul

Half-time0-0

49’

Taylor RichardsShot on target

Second half underway

54’

Dion PereiraTaylor Richards

54’

Max AndersonLouie Copley

57’

Harry McKirdyRight foot shot

0-1

59’

Harry McKirdyHeader

0-2

Bobby KamwaShot on target

64’

Nathaniel OpokuCameron Evans

66’

Courtney Baker-RichardsonJames Crole

66’

Ciaran BrennanThomas Davies

66’

72’

Akin OdimayoAde Adeyemo

Courtney Baker-RichardsonFoul

73’

76’

Dion PereiraShot on target

79’

Louie WatsonHarry McKirdy

79’

Johnny RussellLewis Richards

Gerard GarnerBen Lloyd

82’

Full-time0-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Crawley Town attacking Newport County attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Newport County 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Crawley Town 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jordan Wright	90′	3	2	45	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Liam Shephard	90′	1	–	–	5	3	48	1	–	–	–
Matthew Baker	90′	1	1	1	5	3	30	–	–	–	–
Ryan Delaney	90′	1	2	–	4	3	48	1	–	–	–
Thomas Davies Taken off	66′	2	2	–	3	1	19	–	–	–	–
Cameron Evans Taken off	66′	1	–	1	4	2	33	2	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Sven Sprangler	90′	–	–	34	–	–	2	–	6	–	–	–
Ben Lloyd Taken off	82′	–	–	24	–	–	1	1	3	2	1
Harrison Biggins	90′	–	–	27	–	–	4	–	7	–	2	–
Bobby Kamwa	90′	–	–	32	1	–	–	–	3	1	–	–
Ciaran Brennan Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


James Crole Taken off	66′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	16	–
Courtney Baker-Richardson Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	3
Nathaniel Opoku Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	12	–
Gerard Garner Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jacob Chapman	90′	2	0	46	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Ade Adeyemo Taken off	72′	4	–	–	5	1	24	–	–	1	–
Charlie Barker	90′	3	1	1	17	9	41	–	–	–	–
Scott Malone	90′	2	–	–	5	2	38	–	–	–	–
Lewis Richards Taken off	79′	–	1	1	6	1	18	1	–	–
Akin Odimayo Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
Johnny Russell Came on as a substitute	11′	1	1	–	1	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Taylor Richards Taken off	54′	–	–	9	–	–	1	1	5	1	1	–
Jay Williams	90′	–	–	29	–	–	4	3	7	1	–	–
Louie Copley Taken off	54′	–	–	13	1	–	3	–	8	–	3	–
Harry Forster	90′	–	1	11	3	–	1	–	4	1	1	–
Max Anderson Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	20	1	–	1	1	2	2	–	–
Dion Pereira Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	10	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Louie Watson Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	3	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Harry McKirdy Taken off	79′	2	–	3	2	–	–	1	4	–	6
Tobi Adeyemo	90′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	19

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Newport County win 38% Avg odds 2.45

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34

Crawley Town win 34% Avg odds 2.72

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newport County L W L L W

Crawley Town D D D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Crawley Town 1-2 Newport County, 09 Aug 25 Next meeting: Crawley Town vs Newport County, 12 Dec 26 (upcoming) All Newport County vs Crawley Town meetings

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